Post by pfunk32 on Mar 23, 2013 16:48:29 GMT -5

2011- Arrived on Wednesday night, but didn't use sunscreen until Friday. Spent the rest of the weekend as lobster man. My super power was hating my life more than you.

2012- Not doing my best to get a good spot for shows. I didn't want to leave my friends, who liked to hang back away from the crowd, but having personal space at the expense of really getting into a show is not a fair trade. I'm getting in the thick of it this year!

Post by luvdatroo on Mar 23, 2013 17:50:08 GMT -5

You know what's good about being old (34)? I would never under any circumstances see kanye.

I don't know that age is a universal factor here. I'm a decade older than you and I can't wait until my next time seeing Kanye.

Probably not just not my thing. That's all. No disrespect intended. I would hate to have an army of POed kanye fans after me. He's obviously doing something right because a lot of.people dig his sound. Its just not for me.

Post by lucidity on Mar 23, 2013 17:54:02 GMT -5

Going on the big ass water slide Thursday afternoon, which cut a huge chunk of skin out of my arm. I got to spend so much time in the medical tent getting my wound re-dressed by my favorite medical staff who gave me juice, cookies and water. Those people are superheroes in my book.

Post by riversideroo on Mar 23, 2013 18:32:43 GMT -5

There I go making brash genalizations again! I am sorry to everyone who is both old or young or in between! In short everyone!

And I can imagine I would follow a super beautiful woman sharing super beautiful corn pretty much anywhere including a Kanye concert. I might even NOT regret it. So please except my apology.

Dude, it's all good. No need to apologize. I wanted to go see Kanye to see what the hype was all about. I have also seen Phil a ton of times so I figured why not go expand my horizons and see some hip-hop. Needless to say it was a bad move. I have since come to think Kanye might be the biggest d0uche on the planet. I still like a handfull of his songs but will never again attempt to see him live. I caught half his set that same year at Lollapalooza when I couldn't take the 17 year old kid who was about to puke on me at NIN. Kanye went on a rap about how if he didn't stand up there and tell people he was as great as Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles then nobody would. I got in a cab after that and called it a weekend. Since then he's continued to prove to me what a d!ck he is over and over again.

Post by Pops on Mar 24, 2013 1:54:51 GMT -5

There I go making brash genalizations again! I am sorry to everyone who is both old or young or in between! In short everyone!

And I can imagine I would follow a super beautiful woman sharing super beautiful corn pretty much anywhere including a Kanye concert. I might even NOT regret it. So please except my apology.

Dude, it's all good. No need to apologize. I wanted to go see Kanye to see what the hype was all about. I have also seen Phil a ton of times so I figured why not go expand my horizons and see some hip-hop. Needless to say it was a bad move. I have since come to think Kanye might be the biggest d0uche on the planet. I still like a handfull of his songs but will never again attempt to see him live. I caught half his set that same year at Lollapalooza when I couldn't take the 17 year old kid who was about to puke on me at NIN. Kanye went on a rap about how if he didn't stand up there and tell people he was as great as Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles then nobody would. I got in a cab after that and called it a weekend. Since then he's continued to prove to me what a d!ck he is over and over again.

It's OK to say you hate Kanye, I hate Kanye.

Of course it's ok to say you hate Kanye. He wasn't apologizing for that - he was apologizing for making an overgeneralization that was untrue. Apology accepted and we moved on. You are now free to continue your rage campaign.

Post by canexplain on Mar 24, 2013 12:20:43 GMT -5

Hey Tin, is your avatar a pic of someone made out of metal or someone covered with mud?

It is a bronze statue of Ronald James Padavona aka Ronnie James Dio in the Central Park of the metal-loving town of Kavarna, Bulgaria.

I had no clue. It just reminded me of something "festival" funny. At WS 99 the port a potties went wacko and there was a pond of "well you can guess". I was on the left but pretty close to the front of the stage. As I looked back, the people parted like the Red Sea (hey it's Sunday), as the "Sea" continued to part, the back side would start to collapse as the opening parted forward. In the end, what it was: Two dudes covered themselves with the aforesaid pond scum and no one would touch them, let alone stop their "infused" journey.. If I remember correctly, they made it to the front. I guess their conjecture of "What would happen if?" proved to be true, but worth it? ..... cr****

Post by dysonsphere on Apr 7, 2013 12:13:24 GMT -5

2004 regret: leaving The Dead early cause my friend was tired and cold.

2009 regret: missing David Byrne although my Beasties were on stage at the same time and they took precedence. I will make it point to catch him this year.

I am so sorry you missed the 04 dead show. When they broke out shine on you crazy diamond I couldn't believe it.

It was the beastie boys last show ever so don't feel too bad about missing David Byrne

I feel the exact same way. Skipped David Byrne for Beastie Boys. Kinda regretted it at the time, now, not so much. Especially now that the Bonnaroo Gods have smiled upon me and given me a second chance to see David Byrne. If there's a conflict, I'd be ok skipping an act I've seen before.

Post by o'neil on Apr 7, 2013 13:42:24 GMT -5

.not knowing about inforoo until this year. I would have been so much more prepared for my first roo if I had!

.not going to bonnaroo sooner, and missing the past two years.

.also, making a bad decision in 2010 and feeling too sick to really enjoy The Black Keys. .everything else was amazing though! seeing the last Beastie Boys concert in 2009, seeing other bands/artists I will probably never have the chance to again (Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Buffet, Bruce Springsteen), discovering new music... can't wait to go back this year!!

Post by chelesa on Apr 7, 2013 14:46:47 GMT -5

Letting the people I was with decide what we would do, like leaving early during LCD Soundsystem and completely skipping out on Deadmau5 by going back to the campsite because they were tired.. Ever since then if they are tired and I'm not, I say go on ahead because I'm staying. You can still have fun even if you're by yourself.

Post by trentontrim on Apr 7, 2013 17:19:44 GMT -5

missing Alabama Shakes and Grouplove was a huge disappointment for me last year. I made a bad decision and had to call it an early night and sleep away half the day Alabama Shakes played. And I think I slept in the day Grouplove played as well. It wasn't so much of a disappointment at the time, but I started REALLY falling in love with their music post-Bonnaroo!!

Letting the people I was with decide what we would do, like leaving early during LCD Soundsystem and completely skipping out on Deadmau5 by going back to the campsite because they were tired.. Ever since then if they are tired and I'm not, I say go on ahead because I'm staying. You can still have fun even if you're by yourself.

So true! I've ventured out alone many times when my group was either tired or interested in something else; I almost have more fun solo!

Post by culloweird on Apr 8, 2013 16:19:17 GMT -5

Letting the people I was with decide what we would do, like leaving early during LCD Soundsystem and completely skipping out on Deadmau5 by going back to the campsite because they were tired.. Ever since then if they are tired and I'm not, I say go on ahead because I'm staying. You can still have fun even if you're by yourself.

I just want to say AMEN to this. This same year was my first- I took my girlfriend... The first night, she said she wasn't feeling it and just wanted to go. I reminded her how much money I just dropped on the only vacation i'd had in 2 years... she called a cab and left... I had the time of my life at both the LCD Soundsystem and Deadmau5 sets. I fell in love with Roo after splitting with my lady. No regrets about it.

Post by luvdatroo on Apr 9, 2013 18:37:59 GMT -5

Also not planning ahead as far as making a schedule of sets to see. Again, will be remedied

I try and plan out a schedule ahead of time. I make maybe 60% of it.

It's the thought that counts. I think its why I try not to learn about every band on the lineup. The more I hear the more I want to see. I have enough trouble with the stuff I already love. As of right now I am really into and really really want to see 25 bands on the lineup. There are other bands I might kinda like to see but my must must see list is like 25 bands! I think it would be impossible for me to hit bonnaroo with a must see list of 30 or more because a that point there are more conflicts than I like. At 50-60 plus must see acts there are conflicts all the time. Depending on the additions I may have to just draw the line and wait for the schedule before heckling out more bands. Once the schedule comes out I will have an idea if which conflicts i have and which blocks don't have a solid winner. The ones with no solid winner will demand more attention.

Post by scottishshooter on Apr 10, 2013 1:12:29 GMT -5

My biggest regret is that I had a chance to go last year and I didn't take it. My mate offered to buy my ticket if I would drive but I'd just had surgery and I didn't feel up for it. I kick myself every time I think about it.